The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-15
So Says the Jury in the Fidelity
Bank Wrecker's Case.
Judge Sage Gives Him Ten Years in
the Penitentlary.
Affecting Scenes Between the Prls-
oner and His Family.
The Court Room Filled With Weep
ing Men and Women.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 12.-Ih6 greatest
crowd yet gathered in the corridors of
the United States court room assem-
bled this morning, long before the time
of assembling of court, AT ten o'clock
Judge Sage appeared alone, and court
was opened and in seven minutes later
the jury filed in. The judge directed
the clerk to receive the verdict. at
this point Mr.. Blackburn calIeo the
courts attention to the absence of the
defendant. In two minutes Marshal
Urner entered, followed by Mr.. Harper,
looking pale and concerned. Behind
came his wife, her face study; it
looked as if she was upbOrne by faith
that in some way she waste hear good
her sister, followed as calm as she
could compose herself to be. When
they were seated the clerk took the
sealed envelope, enclosing the SEN
tence and tore it open and read
THE FATAL WORDS:
1--WE, the jury, find the defendant
guilty as charged in the indictments"
This meant guilty in all thirty-three
counts left for the jury to act upon.
There was no cutlery from either of the
women. Mrs. Harper sat as if trans
fixed, but Miss Matthews found relief
in tears. which she struggled with all
her power to represS. Mr.. Blackburne
moved an arrest of judgment which the
court instantly overruled. Then Dis
trict ATTORNEY Burnett moved for an
immediate sentence and that the SEN
tence be communicative. Judge sage, in a
somewhat lengthy opinion, stated the
result of his investigation on the ques-
ton of communicative sentence IN case
like this and this gave some relief to
the sudedeness of the blow upon Mr..
Harper's family. He finally oyerruled
the motion and asked if the defendant
had anything to say before sentence was
pronounced upon him. Mr.. Blackburne
arose and said that the defendant
wished to speak through him and
to say that he had nothing
to add to what had been said except to
thank the court for it's fair and inn
court be as merciful as circumstances
and the law would permit. At 1925
the court directed Mr.. Harper to stand
up. 1t was a most distressing scene.
The strong man stood erect with tears
coursing down his cheeks, but no other
sign of emotion save his blanched face.
Behind his chair with bowed head sat
his wife in agony that had no better
manifestation than the wringing of
her hands. The court with impressive
solemmity recited the usual form of
sentence, saying the evidence left no
doubt of the defendants guilt and that
the offense merited the highest penalty
of the law which the court could now
impose:
TEN YEARS
In the Ohio penitentiary and that the
marshal convey him there at once.
Still there was no cutlery. Mr.. Harper
sat down, and turning to his wife their
lips met, her hands were around his
Ii oYroOnonnGSn6 hnr Tho
silence in the court room was awful.
The jurors wept, and women and men
all over the court room were in tears.
The silence was broken by Mr.. Black
burn making last request from the
court, that was that the order for i'm
mediate imprisonment be postponed
and gave as a reason that there was
much business to be attended to by
Mr.. Harper in which his wife was
be exceedingly difficult to at
tend to it unless Mr.. Har-
per could remain here for a few days.
But the court was relentless. Judge
Sage said there would be an Opportu-
nifty for his wife to see him in Column
bus, and he repeated the order to the
marshal to convey him thither to-day.
At 1890 the jury was discharged and
Marshal Urner conducted the defend
duG 10 IuC OllCCs
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
WHARTON, Tex, Dec. IA double
tragedy took place last night on the
Wharton. plantation ten miles from
here. a tenant on the plantation
named Porter, quarreled with his wife
and grabbing his Winchester he ran
out of the house declaring he was
going to leave her forever. When he
reached the yard he turned and shot
his wife through the window, killing
her instantly, the bullet penetrating
her brain. Porter then turned the
rifle against his own breast and fired
it off with his foot. The ball tore a
fearful hole in his lungs as large as a
mans fist. Porter died in half an
hour.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 10.-A re-
port has just reached here of fright
full accident at Luzerneborough, four
miles from here. The carriage at
Waddel's shaft, used for hosting coal,
was about to be lowered into the pit,
600 feet deep. Upon it were ten
miners. When within 100 feet of the
bottom the carriage became stationary
and the rope began to slacken. Before
the engineer could take up the slack
the carriage suddenly descended with
great force, throwing four of the men
IL, WnO lCll W I1O OOUOOIl VI ODO plOs
James, John and Hugh Monaghan were
horribly mangled and instantly killed.
William Boyd and John Blight were
picked up fatally injured. The legs
and arms of each were broken in
several places, and they were badly
crushed. The six Others were serious
~ injured and badly shaken up, but
their injuries are not considered
fatal.
FAMOUS CASE SETTLED.
TOPEKA, Kas.. Dec. 10.-Private tel
egrams received here to-day from Den
yer, announced Judge Brewers de-
cision of the famous case of 7. G.
Henry, formally known as the Kansas
| Wheat King, against the Travellers
Insurance Company involving nearly
a million dollars. The contest grew
| out of the construction of immense IT.
relation canals in Colorado. Mr.. Henry
being manager of the business, and the
Travellers Insurance Company fur
nishing a large part Of the capital
The suit has been pending two or threS
years. The victory for Mr.. Henry il
complete in every respect.
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
FORT SMITH, Ark. Dec. 10.-In thu
United States court to-day E. G. Bou
dinot, Jr., charged with the murder o
Editor Stone, was admitted to bail il
the sum of s., 600. In passing on tn
question of the bail Judg
Parker gave as reasons TIL
crowded condition of the Jail an,
the liability of the defendant having +
wait for trial till the beginning of tn
next fieal year on account of the apprC
priation for the courts being exhausted
Among the securities are Charles Nc
Clellan, an Indian cattle king; Majo
lIiep. treasurer of the Cherokee natioI
T and Frank z. Blair, of Missouri
r SHOT DEAD.
3 ABILENE, Kas., Dec. 1O-On Frida
night Burt Duggan. a young dru
!. clerk in Hope, twenty miles south {
y here, was shot dead on his wa
3 home by N. NJ. Reynolds,
d veterinary surgeon, who Ia
:. been lying in wait for him. The indi
: nation of the people was so great tn;